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>>TRENDS - FASHION BOX KNITWEAR WOMENS . A/W 2013

Posted by Kaka in Trends on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Fashion Box Knitwear for Womens A/W 2013 is a comprehensive knitwear styling trends publication from Italy. It is organized by trend themes, with colour palettes for the season coded with PANTONE® colors and original knitting samples.

Fashion Box Knitwear, produces 2 issues per year, Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter. Below are previews of their A/W 2013 issue for Women's Knitwear. Go here, to order your copy.

>>TRENDS - TEXTILE REPORT . ART TO WEAR . A/W 2013

Posted by Kaka in Trends on Monday, October 8, 2012

Textile Report's Womenswear AW 2013 Trends. This single publication has 145 pages of comprehensive textile and fashion trend information. Featured are womenswear reports, street fashion, designer shows, styling and color trends as well as fabric and print ideas, trade fair reports.

Go here to order your copy, this publication is very reasonable for all the trend information that you need at a glance.

>>TRENDS - PATTERNBANK . PREMIERE VISION + INDIGO - AUTUMN/WINTER 2013/14

Posted by Kaka in Textiles, Trends on Friday, October 5, 2012

Patternbank is an exceptionally great resource with over 20 years in the print, graphics and fashion industry. The team has a creative and focused eye to aid you in your seasonal design developments. They aim to keep you up to speed with the rapidly evolving world of print, pattern and apparel graphics.Their global research brings you essential inspiration ideas for graphics, prints and patterns, making Patternbank a valuable resource and intelligence tool for any business, designer or buyer.

They have given me the permission (see below) to share a preview of their Premiere Vision + Indigo - Autumn/Winter 2013/14 Print Trend Report Preview. To preview their report and editorial of the print trend images below, go here.

In this report we give you an early peek of four of our A/W 2013/14 print trends seen at the recent Premier Vision and Indigo trade shows. Patternbank’s trends team were on hand to research the key print and pattern trends seen at the show. We are currently working on a new and more extensive print trend report which will break down the 12 key stories with colour forecast direction, print inspiration and indispensable reference material.

Their full report will be live on their site later this month, so to keep up to date on their release date, sign up for the Patternbank Weekly Digest here.

MIDNIGHT GARDEN

OPTICAL DAY

HISTORICAL ADORNMENT

URBAN METROPOLIS

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>> TRENDS - DESIGN OPTIONS . A/W 2013 - 14

Posted by Kaka in A/W 2013, Trends on Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Here are more Autumn / Winter 2013 - 2014 Young Women's inspirational boards and color palettes from DESIGN OPTIONS a Los Angeles based trend and color forecasting company, providing trends from a west coast prespective.

If you are still working on your A/W 2013- 2014 collection, order your new Fall palettes now, go here...

>>TRENDS - LENZING . SPRING/SUMMER 2014

Posted by Kaka in S/S 2014, Trends on Monday, September 24, 2012

Lenzing fibers can be used for many applications in the fashion industry. It creates features in textiles and fabrics that end consumers - but also fashion designers - appreciate: brilliant colors, high wearing comfort, breathability, and a smooth flow. Lenzing also commisions fashion experts and trend researchers worldwide to identifty the fashion trends of future seasons and to present them to you as quickly as possible.

Here is their latest information on Spring/Summer 2014, go here to read the entire editorial and view additional images.

RESOURCE RE-SOURCE RESOURCEFUL

Fibre development can influence the entire life-cycle of a garment.

Re-juvenating textile waste can take us far. Fashion design is important in supporting this.

Multiplicity of ideas and solutions; the epoch is creative.

Openness is the punch-line.

Innovators, changemakers and collective mindsets are the drive behind reforms.

Design for need.

Craft offers a renewed interest in artisanal intelligence.

This is how we conceive all this to be, on the fashion scene, through our themes:

SENSUAL, SERENE, COLORQUAKE, OASIS and DIAPHANOUS

>>TRENDS - FASHION SNOOP . FALL/WINTER 2013

Posted by Kaka in A/W 2013, Trends on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Here is more on FASHION SNOOPS' Fall/Winter 2013 trends. Fashion Snoop is an online forecasting trend service that reports on color, design themes, key items, details, etc., for womens, mens, kids and accessories. To learn more and subscribe to their services, go here to view their amazing site and check out their inspiring blog.

>>TRENDS - PANTONE VIEW . S/S 2014

Posted by Kaka in S/S 2014, Trends on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Need a head start on your S/S 2014 collection.....here is a preview of Pantone View S/S 2014 Colour Planner. This is a colour forecast for fashion (men's, women's, active), cosmetics and industrial design. This publication provides colours by trend themes with comprehensive call outs and original PANTONE® for fashion and home colour samples. You can go here for additional information.

>>TRENDS - COLLEZIONI - A/W 2013 -14

Posted by Kaka in A/W 2013, Trends on Monday, September 17, 2012

Collezioni Trends latest issue is a comprehensive information on the A/W 2013-14 materials. This issue also previews SS 2014 colours and surfaces. Lots of great mood themes, trim and fabric materials and colors. To order your copy now, go here.

>>TRENDS/COLORS - MM TRENDS S/S 2014 - A/W 2013

Posted by Kaka in Colors, S/S 2014, Trends on Thursday, September 13, 2012

MM offers custom-adapted trend consultancy on colour and style for fashion and interior. To visit their trend right and informative site, go to mmtrends.com .

A collaboration between designers, scientists and many more, sharing ideas to establish a footprint and ongoing research to support the environmental reasons: material consumption, quantity of waste, transportation etc..

I was recently informed by MM Trends that their Spring/Summer 2014 Colour Forecast is now available. The card will contain 5 colour stories focusing on fashion, women and men.

Also, if you are still in the midst of designing your Fall/Winter 2013 collection, go here to view their color and trend info.

>>TRENDS - DESIGN OPTIONS . SPRING/SUMMER 2014

Posted by Kaka in S/S 2014, Trends on Monday, September 10, 2012

DESIGN OPTIONS is a Los Angeles based trend and color forecasting company, providing trends from a west coast prespective.

Their Color Trends for Spring/Summer 2014 are now available, see below a preview. Go here to learn more about their services. Also, if you're still in the middle of designing your collection for your Fall/Winter 2013 collection, go here for their color trends.

UNIVERSAL COLORS

Crimson shades of sweeping swell ignite circular knit patterns while adding a burst of vibrant color. Bright orange and soft pink comingle with penetrating deliberation to emphasize curvaceous contours. Provocative bravura with an edge of unremitting curiosity… Next Wave

YOUNG CONTEMPORARY

Vivid orange and sienna shades of coastline and sand dollar saturate a canvas of unanticipated enchantment. Steel blue tones of deepest twilight inspire images of sun kissed beaches illuminated by a full moon. Visions of sand castles and an eternity of breathtaking landscapes…Sunset Beach.

YOUNG MEN'S

Navy and steel blue shades of tolerance and equality give added articulation to elongated lines and tailored elements. Coral and olive tones of egalitarianism and emancipation emphasize versatility while accentuating contrasting patterns.Ideas and visions of endless prosperity…American Dream.

>>TRENDS/COLORS - THE ULTRA BRIGHT F/W 2013

Posted by Kaka in A/W 2013, Colors, Trends on Thursday, September 6, 2012

TUB, The Ultra Bright is a global color source who provides innovative and focused color information and content is free to the readers. With over ten years of design, color and trend background, they specialize in analyzing color trends and in predicting future color choices.

Go here to view their website and to view the rest of their color trends and trend/color editorial. For a more tailored color analysis, forecast and research services, you can email them at color @ TheUltraBright.com.

>>TRENDS - CLOSE-UP . STYLEBOOK KNIT 1 F/W 2013/14

Posted by Kaka in A/W 2013, Trends on Monday, September 3, 2012

Close-Up new Stylebook Knit No.1 F/W 2013-14 trends, is presented in several themes thru comprehensive sample of styles, yarns and stitches for every type of machine that interweave to give shape to the new contemporary knitwear. Each trend is also provided by the color theme and vector drawings that you can customize. To order your copy, go here.....

STYLEBOOK KNIT I

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